Team Lead

Title 

Team Lead - Projects

Location 

Delhi 

About Us 

Foundation for Economic Development (FED) is a Delhi-based non-profit organisation that aims to bring about a sustained and broad-based economic growth of over 10% in India. 

The evidence clearly shows that economic growth is the best tool to lift people out of poverty and improve the quality of life for everyone.  Until 1991, Indias poverty rate remained unchanged at ~50%. Post reforms, poverty reduced from ~50% to ~20% with 35 crore (350 million) fewer people living in abject poverty. Since 2010, sustaining fast growth has been challenging as the easy gains have been realised. It is critical for India to maintain a growth rate of over 10% for long periods of time if we want Indians quality of life to improve rapidly and sustainably.

FED will identify select sectors of the economy which have the highest potential for generating incremental growth and jobs and then work with policymakers to make it happen. The organisation has Dr Aravind Panagariya, Naushad Forbes, Gurcharan Das, Jerry Rao and Ashish Dhawan on its advisory board who are helping shape the thinking and execution. 

Our Work

FED has identified export-led, labor-intensive manufacturing and tourism as the highest opportunity sectors for generating incremental growth through aggressive reforms over the next few years. Immediate focus is largely on labour intensive manufacturing exports as this is an area of highest upside if right reforms can be brought about around critical factors of production like labour, land, utilities and logistics. 

Meet Our Leaders:

Piyush Doshi (Operating Partner)

Rahul Ahluwalia (Founding Director)

Vinay Ramesh (Chief Operating Officer)

Our Approach

FED work streams are divided into three primary areas.

• Research and Strategy: Deep dive into identified sectors, speak to relevant stakeholders, study practices from other countries and build data backed evidence for change
• Communication and Outreach: Build salience for opportunity in target sectors and need for reforms through op-eds in relevant channels, social media as well as one on one engagement with key bureaucrats and policymakers
• Implementation Support: Work with select central departments and state governments in helping implement specific actions to promote the target sectors. The team is currently working closely with the UP Government on its Mission Trillion Dollar economy and the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (Meity), Ministry of Textile & Apparel at the center on reform roadmaps for their respective sectors. 

Position Summary 

We are looking to hire an exceptional PL to join the team in an exciting time of  organisational growth and development. The PL will lead a team creating actionable plans, sharpening priorities, and ensuring delivery of  high-quality outputs in a timely manner. The Team lead will  drive research and scoping  exercises, establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, create workstream project  plans, and ensure that the team has the strategic support necessary  to achieve its goals.Overall, the PL will provide project design and execution leadership, aligned with  the missions, goals and targets of FED.

This is a high-energy, entrepreneurial role and a great opportunity for those who enjoy working  in a start-up environment and care deeply about economic growth and the impact sector.   In pursuit of its goals, FED regularly engages with CXOs from GVCs and Indian firms, Chief Secretary and principal secretaries in government and leading Indian and global economists. As part of this role, the PL will be required to work with all of these senior stakeholders.Fed also regularly publishes op-eds and other communication content articulating our positions on various issues and the role will require the PL to work with the team to do the same.

The PL should have demonstrated capabilities in project, team and stakeholder management, as well as excellent oral & written communication skills. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a bias towards action and the ability to work with ambiguous requirements. 

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualize workstreams, scope them and lead execution

• Work with the leadership to execute work plans, with the aim of achieving the agreed targets and goals, 

• Stakeholder mapping/ providing inputs into advocacy plans. 

• Work closely with the leadership team on creating and maintaining deep engagement with the government and private sector leaders. 

• Regularly publish op-eds and other communication pieces articulating our point-of-view on various topics of interest

• Take on diverse operational tasks to ensure organisational success.

• lead preparation of structured documents and other collaterals (including presentations, excel sheets etc.) as per the requirements for the project.

• Prepare progress reports from time-to-time for internal and external reviews.

• Project manage and coordinate with stakeholders concerned with various projects  Analyse publicly available data/ information and provide relevant insights.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Masters equivalent degree, preferably in Economics, from a top tier institution. 
• 6 years of relevant experience.
• Solid planning and organisational skills with high attention to detail, accuracy, protocol and deadline.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder-facing skills including solid presentation and facilitation skills.
• High level of flexibility and responsiveness with the ability to shift priorities quickly and as organisational demands require.
• Comfortable managing and working with large spreadsheets of data.
• Ability to work independently and proactively, with minimal supervision
• Can-do attitude and openness to learn in ambiguous situations

Discover more about us on our Careers Page.

You can also find the link to our publications here. 

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